February 25, 2012, 10:29 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: February 13, 2012
Location: Allen, TX
Posts: 416
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The only gift that we give that can never be taken away from its recipient is knowledge. Give it freely.
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So very, very, true. I got to spend my afternoon today with a young man (17) doing chores, but teaching him some skills he wouldn't have the opportunity to learn at his home. Yet they were skills I believe a man should possess. I have already heard through the grapevine (mothers' talk you know) that he was busting with pride with what he learned and the trust I placed in him.
Boy did that make me feel good - The gift of giving can't be taken away either.
Driving home with my wife she commented about the work. I was pleased to be able to say that I was consciously and simply modeling what my grandfather and father did with me. Fond memories.
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There are some ideas so preposterous that only an intellectual will believe them. - Malcolm Muggeridge
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